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Student Recovery Programs + New Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center

Welcome to the Duluth Daily, your go-to for updates on all things Duluth.

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Happy Friday, Duluth!

Here's everything going on today in Duluth.

First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 89 Low: 72.


Here are the top stories today in Duluth:

  1. Johns Creek has approved the contract for Brumbelow Road at Tuckerbrook Lane intersection to increase visibility for drivers. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  2. Gwinnett county hopes to jump start job growth with a new entrepreneur center. The center was supposed to have opened last year, but due to COVID-19 restrictions it is just now opening to the public. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  3. Gwinnett student mentoring camps are helping aid pandemic recovery for low-performing students. (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
  4. Gwinnett sheriff says that the new task force will help stop people with mental illnesses from ending up in prisons. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
  5. Explore Gwinnett awarded the Gwinnett Creativity Fund Grant to The Hudgens Center. (Gwinnettdailypost.com)

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Today in Duluth

  • Free Estate Planning & Living Trust Workshop Live Q&A Friday 3PM (3:00 PM)
  • 2021 Stamp & Scrapbook Expo - Explore Gwinnett Duluth (9:00 AM)
  • Independencia de Colombia • Atlanta - Atlanta Coliseum (5:00 PM)
  • Fridays-N-Duluth Presents: Food Truck Friday. (6:00 PM)
  • Eddie Owen Presents: Aaron Burdett with Arlo Finch (8:00 PM)

Duluth Patch Notebook

  • Gwinnett County Public Schools: "An important reminder: All students start school on Wednesday, Aug. 4, with a staggered start for in-person learning." (Facebook)
  • Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office: "The Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office recently announced the formation of its new Mental Health Task Force." (Facebook)

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Events:

  • Aging, Alzheimer's and Aducanumab featuring Emory faculty (July 20)
  • Stone Mountain Chorus: Be Our Guest! (July 20)
  • Sex Hot Red Affair Black Tie Event (August 14)

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Peace and love,

Lyndsay Kendall Oxley (she/her)

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